Scientific name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Size: From 2,3 to 3,3 feet
Color: Beige and brown
Distinguishing feature: This fairly small shark crawls on the ground with these fins when moving. His body is composed of multiple brown and black spots.
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Size: From 2,3 to 3,3 feet
Color: Beige and brown
Distinguishing feature: This fairly small shark crawls on the ground with these fins when moving. His body is composed of multiple brown and black spots.
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
This passive shark moves very little, you will have a better chance of seeing it move on a night dive!
It has two large black spots behind his head on each side of his body.
Unlike other sharks, they have to chew their food for 5 to 10 minutes. His teeth have disappeared to leave room for a flat surface to break the prey shell.
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.
Parrotfish create a protective envelope around them when they are sleeping.
So, don't put the light on them during night dive to don't to wake them up and break this envelope.
